Hey RFP Hosts. I am, as the title suggests, a recovering Wesleyan Methodist Fundamentalist. I grew up in something known as the Conservative Holiness Movement (CHM) as we call it. We had many rules as kids that I have heard echoed in your stories on your podcast. I...

Hello! A friend of mine shared this Podcast on her Instagram story, and it intrigued me. We both left the same “group” of people and churches and came to our current church. Me several years before she did. I was born and raised in the IFB and I believed growing up it...

Our Unbelievable Story My wife and I met in the church that we would ultimately leave.  Neither of us grew up in the church but moved there the same year while we were both adults. She was led to the church from mutual friends who provided her a place to live after...

I am new listening to your podcast. The one blessing of growing up in church is recorded below. I do not recall anyone mentioning this yet, but I could be mistaken. Or maybe this rich heritage was a unique feature of our church as the one true entity. I grew up in an...

I grew up in a fundamental Baptist church. Their philosophy was basically fix the outside first and the inside will follow. WRONG!! My parents didn't allow us to wear pants, they checked our skirt length and how low our shirts were daily using the three finger rule....

I am a new Christian (saved on August 8, 2015) and I was saved and answered the call to ministry in Independent Baptist Churches. Luckily for me, I have never seen the “extremes” of legalism, but have only heard stories. I did not grow up in Church, but the times that...

My wife and I took a group of teenagers to Bible camp each summer for years.  We brought a group of wonderful kids with a mix of church and unchurched friends to this camp after they had closed and re-opened with different leadership.  We were careful to ensure that...

I am also a "recovering fundamentalist". I was raised an the Independent Baptist Church in Germantown, Ohio. There were SO MANY WAYS that I was blessed being raised in this church and denomination but I can relate to MUCH of what you say! We had a Pastor and assistant...

My name is Cae Cordell, I am an author, retired teacher and minister of the gospel for 58 years.  I grew up in horrific poverty, sexual abuse and domestic violence.  Through God's love and my acceptance of Jesus I have become a survivor.  I have told my story in Red...

Hey you guys! What a breath of fresh air! I've been looking for a group of Christians who love the Lord Jesus Christ and the authority of Scripture while kicking against legalism and strict tradition. I grew up in the IFB church culture until I attended a General...